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Annual Report 2016/17
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Contents
Message from our Chair ................................................................................... 4
Message from our Chief Executive ..................................................................... 6
Highlights from our year ................................................................................. 7
Who we are .................................................................................................. 8
What you told us about what you think of services ................................................. 9
Helping you navigate local services .................................................................... 9
How we have made a difference ........................................................................ 9
Making people’s voices heard ............................................................................ 9
Our plans for next year ................................................................................... 9
Our people ................................................................................................... 9
Our finances ................................................................................................. 9
Contact us .................................................................................................. 29
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Message from our Chair
It gives me a great deal of pleasure, and
yes pride, to introduce this 2016/17 Annual
Report for Healthwatch East Riding of
Yorkshire (HWERY). In the pages following, I
am confident that you will recognise the
many changes employed over the past
twelve months have been justified, not only
by the enhanced quality and quantity of our
reporting; but by the improved perception
of Healthwatch from individuals, groups
and other professional bodies as being truly
representative of those who use and
depend on Health and Social Services in our
various and widespread communities.
Over the past year, Healthwatch (HWERY)
carried through a revitalised programme
designed to engage face-to-face with as
many people as possible. Through our
presence and/or participation at various
venues, including recent public
consultations on proposed health service
changes, we successfully heightened
awareness on our role in the community,
something we will continue to do in coming
months through our information and
signposting services and other initiatives.
Earlier I mentioned the changes we have
made in the year. These culminated in the
appointment of a new Delivery Manager in
March 2017 and I am pleased to report our
hard working team, with the full
cooperation of the Independent Strategic
Advisory Board (ISAB), are already
implementing many of the programmes
designed to place Healthwatch (HWERY) at
the forefront of change. This would not be
possible without the drive and enthusiasm
of our many volunteers who give generously
of their time and effort and to whom we
owe so much. On behalf of everyone I
would take this opportunity to thank them
especially for that contribution.
“We successfully heightened
awareness on our role in the
community, something we will
continue to do in coming months
through our information and
signposting services and other
initiatives.”
Heath and Social Care is vital to the
wellbeing of us all, whether we live, work
or have retired to the East Riding of
Yorkshire, one of the most beautiful and
therefore popular areas of the country; but
we recognise these vital services are under
constant threat, not only by acute financial
constraints but also the ever increasing
operational pressures and demands placed
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upon them. Having knowledge of these
salient factors, I remain confident
Healthwatch (HWERY) can and will continue
to ensure the opinions and concerns voiced
by our communities are not only heard and
listened to, but then acted upon for the
greater benefit of all.
The ISAB continue to set the overall aims
and ambitions for Healthwatch (HWERY).
Reflecting the national trend, the East
Riding of Yorkshire will face challenging
times during the coming twelve months;
but those who rely heavily on our Health
and Social Services can take comfort in the
certain knowledge that Healthwatch
(HWERY) will be representing their interests
at all time.
Enjoy reading this report. It is concise and
informative and provides a valuable insight
to the work of Healthwatch East Riding of
Yorkshire.
Ian Dewar, Chair of the Independent
Strategic Advisory Body (ISAB)
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Message from our Chief Executive
The last twelve months have provided
Healthwatch the opportunity to grow and
raise the profile of the organisation across
the East Riding. The East Riding is as unique
and diverse as the residents who occupy it
and as such, the work of the Healthwatch
team has been even more impressive.
“The staff team at Healthwatch is
made up of enthusiastic individuals
who love the work they do engaging
with the community.”
The work of Healthwatch has never been
more valuable, as the voice of the public is
now even more crucial to service design
and delivery.
One of the factors about Healthwatch, is
the incredible volunteers they possess.
Volunteers are the life blood of any
organisation and without the
wonderful Healthwatch
volunteers the work plan
would have been extremely
difficult to deliver.
Looking forward, Healthwatch
East Riding of Yorkshire are
positioned to do some
wonderful pieces of work this
year. Working with service
providers and commissioners
can present its own
challenges but the
relationships that have been
forged and built this year will allow
Healthwatch to work in partnership to
implement and promote service
improvement.
The following pages give you a glimpse into
the volume of work that Healthwatch East
Riding of Yorkshire have carried out this
year. The value of this work cannot be
overlooked, as Healthwatch ensures the
voice of local residents is championed with
extremely beneficial results.
I’d like to close by thanking each and every
individual, stakeholder and organisation
who helped Healthwatch in anyway this
year and finally it gives me a great deal of
pleasure to present the Healthwatch East
Riding of Yorkshire Annual Report 2016/17
Jenny Jenkinson, Chief Executive
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Highlights from our year
This year we’ve reached over 3000 people on social media and launched a regular E-bulletin
Our volunteers helped us with everything from Enter & View visits to engaging with the public
We’ve visited over 50 local services and carried out 27 Enter & Views visits
Our reports have tackled issues ranging from Self Harm and Adult Residential Care
We’ve spoken to 5268 People across the East Riding. (That’s over 100 every week!)
We’ve met lots of people from the community at local events
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Who we areWe know that you want services that work for you, your friends, and your family. That’s why we want you to share your experiences of using health and care services with us – both good and bad. We use your voice to encourage those who run services to act on what matters to you.
We are uniquely placed as a national
network, with a local Healthwatch in every
local authority area in England.
Our vision
Healthwatch East Riding of Yorkshire has
been commissioned by the East Riding of
Yorkshire Council as required by the Health
and Social Care Act 2012.
During 2012 the Council as part of its
planning to commission Local Healthwatch,
consulted a wide variety of people and
organisations about what Healthwatch
should look like. From this the following
vision statement was produced.
“Healthwatch East Riding of Yorkshire will
be a well-known, accessible and responsive
organisation open to all residents in the
East Riding. It will be well managed, and
have a strategic approach to delivering its
functions through employing both
professional staff and engaging active
volunteers.”
Our priorities
Healthwatch East Riding of Yorkshire
champions the voice of local people on
health and social care services. Our
priorities include:
To enable people to share their
views and concerns about their local
health and social care services,
helping to build a picture of where
services are doing well and where
they can be improved.
To ensure that the views and
experiences of patients, carers and
other service users are taken into
account when services are planned
and commissioned.
To send trained representatives to
enter and view premises where
services are delivered.
To alert Healthwatch England, or the
Care Quality Commission (CQC),
where appropriate, to concerns
about specific care providers, health
or social care matters.
To provide people with information
about what to do when they are
unhappy with the service they
received. This includes signposting to
independent advocacy for NHS
complaints.
To signpost people to information
about local health and social care
services and how to access them.
Our position locally
Locally Healthwatch have worked across
the region with both the public and local
services to make sure we are positioned in
such a way that will help us make the
biggest impact. For this to be successful the
last year has seen Healthwatch focus on
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raising its’ profile. This includes making
sure that local people know:
Who we are?
What we do?
Why we do it?
By people being aware of this, it allows
Healthwatch to gather more information
and paint a clearer picture to some of the
key issues and concerns that residents
across the East Riding have when using
Health and social care services.
Being armed with this information puts
Healthwatch in a position to work with
local services and commissioners to make
sure that the information we are providing
is useful, clear and actionable.
Concentrated efforts of the year has
allowed Healthwatch to do all this, and as
such we are better positioned to make sure
that the voice of the public is at the
forefront of every service decision.
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Our Healthwatch Team & Volunteers
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What you told us about what you think of services
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Listening to local people’s views
Healthwatch East Riding of Yorkshire work with the public to make sure that their voice is heard by health and social care service providers. During the last twelve months we have worked with a range of people to cover a wide variety of topics with the intention being to use that information to directly help commissioners and service providers think about how they plan and deliver services that serve the best benefit to the public. We have used a wide range of methods to collect information from people such as:
• Online surveys • Community events • Focus groups • Information and signposting service • Enter & View • Partnership working • Social Media • Volunteers • Website
Healthwatch have engaged with a variety of diverse groups, each presenting challenges on how to engage and capture relevant information.
Healthwatch East Riding of Yorkshire have an officer dedicated to working with children and young people and seldom heard groups. Having this resource means Healthwatch are able to put time into building relationships with education providers, community clubs and those representative of these groups.
One partnership that has been excellent in supporting Healthwatch to work particularly with young people, has been with the East Riding College at their two sites in Bridlington and Beverley.
Healthwatch visit the college frequently to work with individual groups and engage the students and staff. One particular example
where Healthwatch made an impact was as a result of asking young people to identify one priority from a list of ten. A high ranking issue was that of body issue, which the college took note of and as a result set up a body image workshop with students.
Engaging with an aging population presents its own challenges. Healthwatch have done a series of reports on residential and domiciliary care. These reports specifically required Healthwatch to work with the target demographic and collect relevant information. An aging population however does mean that it is not always straight forward to engage with people. Healthwatch offered numerous simple and effective ways for the residents to engage such as via a family member or friend completing forms with them; a Healthwatch staff member recording verbal responses; or a simple tick box approach; making sure that everybody has an opportunity to engage, regardless of ability.
Working with vulnerable people and those who may be disadvantaged has always been a high priority for Healthwatch. As with the previous demographic challenges discussed, alternative approaches were taken into consideration when working with such groups. One key way Healthwatch gathers information is by working in partnership with other organisations who represent specific groups or areas. Attending partnership boards and meetings to find themes is also crucial to our way of working.
To engage with service users who live out of area but who travel in to the East Riding to use services, Healthwatch works closely with our neighbouring Healthwatch organisations to ensure experiences and opinions are not lost in geographical transition.
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What we’ve learnt from visiting services
Healthwatch East Riding of Yorkshire
carried out a total of 27 Enter & View visits
during the last year, using trained staff and
volunteers.
The visits to date have primarily been
announced visits, with services given two
weeks’ notice prior to the visit.
Healthwatch act as a critical friend to
service providers and as such the
information and feedback we provide
through our reports is there to help
providers shape and improve their services.
Reasons for enter & view visits over the
past year included:
Revisits to residential care setting to
see if previous recommendations
were acted upon and if
improvements have been made.
Visits to discharge waiting rooms and
minor injury units as part of
investigations in to hospital
discharge and minor injuries
provision.
Visits to Dementia friendly
residential care homes to determine
service user perception of service
delivery.
As a result of these specific Enter and View
visits, Healthwatch have produced reports
that detail the individual visit, as well as
formulating a large conclusive report which
provides recommendations to the service
providers and commissioners.
For example, Healthwatch may visit a
residential care home and after the visit
Healthwatch will write a report which
details the visit and provides actionable
recommendations for the home to
specifically improve. Once Healthwatch
have completed the series of visits, a
report is produced which highlights themes
from all the visits. The recommendations in
these larger reports are written based on
the themes from across the visits and are
specifically actionable to the service
provider/commissioner.
In November 2016 Healthwatch East Riding
of Yorkshire produced a Residential Care
report that detailed the information
collected through 25 visits. The information
provided an opportunity to provide the
following recommendations to
commissioners:
East Riding of Yorkshire
commissioners to work with
residential care providers to review
the current provision of incontinence
services to care home settings to
ensure that they are being provided
in the best and most effective way
for care home residents.
East Riding of Yorkshire CCG,
alongside Hull and East Yorkshire
Hospitals NHS Trust to more
effectively utilise patient passports
to support more coordinated
discharge from hospital back to care
homes.
In response to these recommendations, it
was acknowledged that the supply of
continence products poses a number of
challenges to care homes, and the East
Riding CCG have committed to reviewing
this as part of their contracting.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council also invited
Hull and East Yorkshire Hospital Trust to
their Care Sector Forum to provide the
opportunity for both the hospital to explain
the challenges they face when discharging a
patient back to a care home, and also for
homes themselves to explain the issues
they face when patients are discharged.
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Feedback from the homes reiterated the
issue identified by Healthwatch in terms of
lost patient passports. As a result HEY have
committed to improving their practice in
ensuring safer storage and return of patient
passports. In the meantime, Healthwatch
has encouraged homes providers to keep a
photocopy of the patient passport so that
content is not lost whilst improved systems
for return by the hospital are put in to
place. Healthwatch will continue to
monitor progress in this.
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Helping you navigate local services
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How we have helped the community access the care they need
The last year has allowed Healthwatch to
collect information on a range of different
topics and health and social care issues that
are important to the residents of the East
Riding. From targeted consultation to
receiving enquiries, Healthwatch have been
busy collecting important data.
HWERY use this information to produce
reports that pick up on specific themes and
issues that present commonly throughout
the feedback. These themes are then
evaluated and generate recommendations
to service providers to help influence
change.
The majority of our recommendations
highlight opportunities for service
development, and service providers have
been very good at providing updates on
what they have done since receiving our
recommendations.
In some circumstances our
recommendations are in response to the
public raising a lack of awareness or
requiring assurance. When this happens,
HWERY have asked the service provider to
improve awareness of all the services they
provide so that everybody can have access
to the same service.
In May 2016 HWERY produced a Mental
Health services report which focused on the
quality of services being provided. For this
piece of work we utilised the opportunity
to work in partnership with Yorkshire Mind
and the Rethink Mental Illness Hull & East
Yorkshire Carers’ Service. Through this
partnership HWERY produced four
recommendations to the local service
provider of mental health services.
One of these recommendations sited for
mental health service providers to improve
their communication with carers and to re-
examine their confidentiality procedures to
ensure that practice genuinely reflects
patients’ wishes.
The following response was received from
the service provider:
“As a provider we recognise the
contribution Healthwatch make to
the care and treatment of our local
population and their families and
carers.
In response to the above
recommendation, I would like to
assure you that the trust recognises
the true value of carers in supporting
not only our patients but the work of
the trust and has recognised that we
need to improve our support to
carers and have committed to this
improvement.
To demonstrate this, the Trust
Board has recently approved a new
joint patients and carers strategy
which lays out our commitment to
carers. To deliver this strategy a
patient and carers group has been
established and a key member is
one of the Trusts Governors and a
long term carer.”
Humber NHS Foundation Trust.
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Another example of influencing local
service design includes our involvement in
the East Riding CCG consultation of Minor
Injuries provision. Utilising 9 different
locations across the East Riding,
Healthwatch supported local people to
provide their opinion about the service
proposals, including their preferred choice
and any concerns they had about the
proposed changes. Healthwatch collated
this feedback to help contribute to and
shape the outcome of the consultation.
“We have an excellent working
relationship with Healthwatch East
Riding of Yorkshire and regularly
meet with representatives to share
information and discuss local
health plans.”
Quintina Davies, East Riding CCG
Public Directories
In June 2016 Healthwatch East Riding of
Yorkshire published a Mental Health and
Wellbeing Directory. This directory is an
example of the work Healthwatch do to
deliver information to the public which is
accessible and easy to navigate.
This was the third directory that was made
available to the public and was distributed
far and wide across the East Riding. The
directory was also available as a download
on the website.
Our directories have always been well
received with service providers quick to
highlight this through stakeholder
feedback.
“The local guide to mental health
services has been widely praised and
is a useful reference source.”
Two and a half thousand copies of the
directory were produced with the majority
of those directories being distributed and
requested within the first month of
publication.
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How we have made a difference
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How your experiences are helping influence change
In March 2017, HWERY published a joint
report on the discharge process with both
Healthwatch in Hull and North Lincolnshire.
This joint working provided all three
Healthwatch an opportunity to assess the
discharge process across the region and
how it differed in each location.
The public were involved through the
process either through survey consultation
or general feedback into the report. We
also carried out Enter and View visits to
help provide a better picture into the
discharge process.
A common issued across hospital sites was
in relation to the timely receipt of
medication when being discharged from
hospital. In response to this finding, the
three Healthwatch organisations made the
following recommendation to their local
hospitals:
Trusts to consider whether patients
who are ready to be discharged could
be ‘fast tracked’ so that they receive
their medication from pharmacy as
quickly as possible. Where delays are
not attributable to pharmacy,
patients should be made aware of
this.
Working with other organisations
Healthwatch East Riding of Yorkshire and
the CQC continue to have a strong working
relationship. Locally the CQC have a good
understanding of our remit, and how our
Enter and View function in particular can
complement their own work. The last
twelve months has seen the development of
greater structure in this relationship, with
us each having a named contact for the
efficient sharing of information, concerns
and good practice.
The CQC have requested information
numerous times for their upcoming visits,
demonstrating that the CQC values the role
of Healthwatch and the importance of
patient feedback to their own processes.
How we’ve worked with our community
Healthwatch have worked hard to build
strong relationships with local and national
care providers. Through these relationships
we have been able to involve local people
in the evaluation and commissioning of
local services.
Through the ongoing attendance at
planning meetings across the region,
Healthwatch are able obtain information
directly from professionals, for conveyance
to the public regarding upcoming service
change so that the public can have a say
how their local services are shaped.
The East Riding of Yorkshire Health and
Wellbeing Board is unique in the fact that it
is the Delivery Manager of Healthwatch East
Riding of Yorkshire who sits on the board. A
decision was made between Healthwatch
and the local authority to have a strategic
presence on the board who could
contribute to the Board in a sharp and
timely manner. As the Delivery Manager is
at the heart of the day to day delivery of
Healthwatch, it was felt that this person
was best placed to fulfil this function.
Volunteers are the lifeblood of our
organisation. The last twelve months has
given HWERY opportunity to develop new
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roles for our volunteers, making sure that
we are not only getting the best out of
them, but they in turn are getting the most
from the experience of volunteering for
Healthwatch.
Much of our current volunteering activity
supports our Enter and View activity. This
function of Healthwatch would not be
operational without the involvement of
volunteers. This year Healthwatch have
successfully recruited an Under 18
representative to attend Enter and View
visits as an additional resource to the two
volunteers who would normally attend. This
is a unique opportunity for Healthwatch to
utilise the different perception a young
person may have of a care facility.
Volunteers are also invited to help at
engagement events and attend local
meetings. The East Riding is a large,
diverse landscape which means for
Healthwatch to really reach every corner of
the community we need to develop our
volunteer network to expand across the
region.
“The College has worked in
partnership with the Healthwatch
team for a couple of years now
which has seen delivery of various
workshops and
awareness session to
our students around
local healthcare and
volunteering
opportunities.
Healthwatch have also
attended events at the
College including our
Fresher days, where the
students got involved
with an activity which asked them
about their worries and concerns.
The results of this identified one
of their main concerns was about
body image, which in response the
College introduced extra support
and awareness talks which were
well attended and appreciated by
our students. The College values
the hard work and support from
Healthwatch and we look forward
to more collaboration on the
future.”
Tracy Underwood, East Riding College
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Making people’s voices heard
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In focus
Healthwatch East Riding of Yorkshire have
worked hard over the last year to make
sure we make an impact on behalf of the
residents of the local area to see service
improvements in local provision.
Children and Young people were one of the
groups we have worked particularly closely
with to make sure they had a voice in local
planning and service provision.
During the year Healthwatch reported on
the voice of young people to the local
authority and service providers through the
Health and Wellbeing Board and the
Children’s Trust Board. This platform was a
great opportunity to really provide a
clearer picture at a strategic level of what
young people thought of their services.
The information that Healthwatch collected
from children and young people was also
used to help shape and structure the East
Riding Children’s Trust plan for the next
three years. Children and young people will
directly benefit as the information in the
Children’s plan will be used to help shape
services and champion service improvement
in both the short and long term.
"The East Riding of Yorkshire's
Children’s Trust recently
undertook an exercise to refresh
its Strategic Children & Young
People's Plan. The Plan highlights
the great work that is currently
taking place within the sector and
also raises challenges for the Trust
and its partners to address over
the next three years. A small task
force of partners from
Healthwatch, ERVAS (East Riding
Voluntary Action Services), Early
Years & Family Support, Youth &
Family Support services and FISH
(Family Information & Support
Hub) undertook an extensive
consultation exercise to capture
the voices of children & young
people. The consultation
specifically captured children &
young people’s hopes and wishes
for the future and had a direct
impact on shaping the key
priorities detailed in the plan.
Healthwatch were a vital partner
in this exercise and we look
forward to continue working with
them in the future."
Phil Jackson, Partnerships & Participation
Strategic Lead East Riding of Yorkshire
Council
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This year the information and signposting
service has dealt with eighty five complex
enquires. These enquiries included liaising
with other local Healthwatch to make sure
that individuals who receive services from
numerous regions still felt supported and
had the opportunity to feedback regarding
their treatment. The service also worked to
make sure that individuals who needed to
make a complaint about their treatment
knew where to go and how to go through
the process, with Healthwatch working with
those individuals to support and guide them
through from start to finish.
One of the key areas where local people
have directly benefitted from Healthwatch
activity is through an initiative called “Get
Online Mondays.” This piece of work
spearheaded by the Information and
Signposting Officer is a platform to offer
bespoke training on a one to one basis to
help people navigate the internet to help
them use online health and social care
services, information and resources.
This piece of work
highlights the
changes that are
being made in
delivering health and
social care and also
shows the adaptive
and reactive nature
of the work of
Healthwatch. As
more services take
strides to offer online
services,
Healthwatch are
supporting an ever
increasing population
to make sure service
provision is
accessible for all.
“I now feel confident to book a GP
appointment online, order a
repeat prescription and view my
online health record."
One of the learners from the training
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Our plans for next year
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What next?
The next twelve months provide Healthwatch a great opportunity to continue putting forward the voice of the public and to work with service providers to ensure they truly understand the benefit of patent engagement.
A work plan has been developed utilising the insight from the previous year’s engagement; from insight from local service providers; and from the strategic guidance of the ISAB.
Topics that will be covered over the next year include:
• Perinatal mental health
• Working Age Males
• Residential Care revisits
• Homelessness
• Oncology
Moving forward also means embracing new
challenges, which in the next twelve
months will include activity from the
Sustainability Transformation Plan (STP).
The STP will test Healthwatch to make sure
we are really working with providers to stay
ahead of service change and allow for as
much public input as possible.
Positioning ourselves for the future
Healthwatch also need to make sure that
we are positioned locally to continue
making an impact. Changes within health
services are constant and varied. Working
with partners and service providers,
Healthwatch will aim to stay up to date
with plans to make sure the public have a
say when it comes to how those changes
are made.
Our priorities
Additional to our work plan are some
overall priorities. These priorities are
principles of working that will allow
Healthwatch to have the biggest impact on
behalf of the health and wellbeing of the
public.
Those priorities are as follows:
Healthwatch East Riding to challenge
service providers with clear
recommendations that can be acted
on and followed through.
Healthwatch to make sure the
community is well represented and
that everybody across the region
during the year has the opportunity
to engage with a Healthwatch
representative within 5 miles of their
home.
To continue recruiting volunteers to
help facilitate the statutory
functions of Healthwatch.
“This year will really see
Healthwatch challenge with more
purpose and provide succinct
recommendations that can be
attained.”
Matthew Fawcett, Healthwatch East Riding
of Yorkshire Delivery Manager
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Our people
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How we involve the public
and volunteers
For Healthwatch East Riding to fully
function as a service that works on behalf
of the public interest, the strategic
direction and decisions we make are shaped
with public consultation.
The first example of this is the structure
and influence of our Independent Strategic
Advisory Body (ISAB). The role of the ISAB is
to advise Healthwatch and monitor the
work plan to get the greatest outcomes for
the people of the East Riding. The ISAB is
made up of four members of the public.
Another example of how the public help
shape the way Healthwatch work is by
previous consultation. In 2016/17
Healthwatch started engaging with the
public with the specific intent on finding
out what are priorities to residents of the
East Riding in health and social care. Over
1100 people contributed to this research.
The information Healthwatch collected
from this work will be directly used when
looking at the investigations we will
conduct this coming year.
Healthwatch have always operated in a
well-informed, transparent and open way.
Having the public shape our workplan is
crucial to our success in making changes for
service users across the East Riding.
Decision making
Once the workplan has been established
based on public consultation, it then goes
to the ISAB who evaluate and agree to the
workplan. This process is directed by the
public and as such allows the public to be
involved with strategic decision making and
the direction of the service.
Our staff team
The staff are made up of the following
individuals
Matthew Fawcett – Delivery Manager
Matthew is in charge of the operational
delivery of Healthwatch against the
strategic plan. In addition, Matthew
manages the team and oversees day to day
delivery.
Steven Mottershaw – Engagement Officer
Steven is the face in the community,
engaging with the public all over the East
Riding.
Gillian Perry – Information and Signposting
Officer
Gillian works with the public to make sure
they have the right to put forward their
concerns and signposts people to local
services when applicable.
Michelle Harvey – Volunteer Coordinator
Michelle manages the pool of volunteers
and coordinates our Enter & View visits.
Martin Davies – Project Officer
Martin produces the reports based on
collected information and also supports
work in the community.
Chris Mills – Community Outreach Officer
Chris works with children and young people
and vulnerable adults to make sure
everybody has a voice.
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Our finances
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How we spent our money in 2016/17
The following provides detail on how we funded our work for the period 1st April 2016 to 31st
March 2017
Income £
Funding received from local authority to deliver local
Healthwatch statutory activities
177,415
Additional income (carry over from 2015/16) 1,440
Total income 178,585
Expenditure
Operational costs 14,357
Staffing costs 133,200
Office costs 12,820
Total expenditure 160,377
Balance brought forward 18,000
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